Washington News Notes And Oddities From Around The World
The itemization covers library volumes at the Congressional Library rising to 420 092 from 396 788, famous Washburne brothers linked to Eureka Springs Ark Maine Illinois and Wisconsin, the Pennsylvania Railroad charging employees half a cent per mile, Chicago streetcars moved by an endless cable, a New York police anecdote about a snowfall and footprints in Central Park, Dan Wesster and a Franklin N H farm linked to Webster centennial plans, Mrs Extrapern Capy Stayron aged 65 motherly and educated, Susan B Anthony age and appearance, Edmunds eulogy recalling Carpenter as law students and boyhood friends, a lazy actor making a blank dispatch scene, a Croat life-insurance dispute, a Paris death by peculiar accident involving Adan and Pirson, and Farwell Hall noon prayer reports with financial distress requests.
Port charges in San Francisco weigh heavy on ships
A ledger of ship expenses in San Francisco reveals steep costs for towage, pilotage, unloading and loading 2100 tons, consignees' commission, quarantine, crew advances, water, butcher’s bill, surveyor and clerk fees, tonnage dues, and damage lumber. Totals reach about 8136 dollars for a 1600 ton vessel, with another stevedore giving similar figures and a rough per ton estimate near five dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New Orleans
San Francisco
Consignees’ Commission
Detective's Story of Train Robbery and a Leader's Capture
A Cincinnati Times-Star account recounts detective Steve Mead's role in trapping a train robbery gang. The leader, once chased to California, is ambushed in San Francisco by a taller man in a rookery, a brutal struggle ends with the leader unmasked. Mead credits St Jacobs Oil for curing his rheumatism after the confrontation and praises its effectiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. P
Steve Mead
Mead
California
San Francisco
Billy
St. Jacobs Oil
St. Jacobs
West
Cincinnati Times- Star
Ant sounds in India described by a Gentleman
A traveler in Deccan during winter 1868 69 reports hearing a rhythmic tapping during a quiet dawn. He discovers white ants swarming one tent wall to a height of two feet creating a faint grating sound as if the wall is struck by a fringe. The noise stops when the ants notice the observer and soon vanishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature
India
Sempett
Deccan
Chota
Chick-Soogoor
G. L P
By Ships
Poem expresses a fisher love longing for the return of a single ship above all others as ships at sea bring wealth and solace. The speaker imagines many ships returning with gems and riches, yet values the return of the beloved ship most, hoping it comes home safe.
Molly Ann Bilkins Brings Store to Squatterville
A frontier tale on the Atlantic coast follows Molly Ann Hull a fierce fisherwoman who builds a life in a squatters settlement. After rescuing wrecked seamen she chooses a husband from two suitors and battles a misnamed sign uproar to become Mrs. Bilkins Edwards Bilkins and gains respect in a rough coastal hamlet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
England
Howard
Molly Ann Hull
Molly Ann
Henry Edwards
Stewart
New York
Molly
Marth
Dene
Moray
Horder
Henery
Billins
Molly Ann Mull
Miss Edwards
H. E. Bilkins
M. A. Billins
Bilkins
Daddy Hull
Old Hull
Mrs. Bilkins
Henry Edwards Bilkins
Liverpool
Edwards
Women’s rights in Britain progress noted by outsiders
The discussion contrasts American revolutionary rhetoric with British advances in women’s rights. While Americans are seen as reform minded, observers note that Britain has made greater progress in female equality, challenging the notion that the Star is the premier country for women’s rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
United States
Great Britain
Women gain voting rights in British municipal elections
In Scotland a Municipal Franchise act now allows women to vote in municipal council elections. In the Isle of Man women vote for Representatives to the local legislature substitute. The London Advertiser notes women’s rights advance more in Britain than in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
Isle of Man
Britain
States
London Advertiser
Diphtheria Origins Revealed by Prof Wood Lecture
Prof H C Wood presented results with Dr H F Formad from National Board of Health on diphtheria origin. They describe a parasitic plant colonizing white blood cells and throat membranes, leading to blood poisoning and organ spread, with vaccination potential and vivisection praised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Academy of Natural Science
Philadelphia
H. C. Wood
H. F. Formad
National Board of Health
Wood
Pasteur
Railroad Official Interviewed for Relief Claim
A Cincinnati Southern railway cashier E L Loweree describes a nine week rheumatic foot pain episode. He dismissed doctors, tried St Jacobs Oil on the recommendation of Stacey Hill of Mt Auburn Inclined Plane Railroad Co, then recovered rapidly and resumed duties, praising the remedy as swift and effective. Cincinnati Enquirer report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Loweree
Cincinnati Southern Railway
Ohio
Loweree
Stacey Hill
Mt. Auburn Inclined Plane Railroad Co
St. Jacobs
St. Jacobs Oil
Cincinnati Enquirer
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Register
Co. W. Slater, Pushiskes
Congressional Library
Washburne Brothers
Hureka Springs
Ark
Israel
Maine
Elihu B
Illinois
Cadwalader C
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Ous
Chicago
Central Park
Danzell Wesster
Franklin
N. H. G. W. Nesmith
Concord
Salisbury
Daniel
Extrapern Capy Stayron
University of Paris
Susan B. Anthony
Carpenter
Edmunds
Napoleon I
Johnston
Seaboard
Paris
Adan
Institute Cartographique
Banque Nationale
Spanish Legation
M. Pirson
Chicago News
Farwell Hall
J. W. Dean
Ella Whesler
Hrill
America
Henery Edwards
Jinkins
Maine Way
Jenkins
Stamford
Sand
Tramway Landing
St. Jacops
Tramway
Galveston ( Tex
Daily Journal
BS Oil
P.O
T. A. Slocum
Pearl St
New World
Nartional P' Na Co
Piso
Eels
Eugene D. Stork
Junction City
Kansas
John Arnall
Weahington
M. M.B. Goodwin
Chardon
Anna L. Jarrett
South Balam
John B. Lawrence
Jackson
Richardson & Co
Burlington
Oregon
Washington Territory
Portland
Great Columbia
Itz Neipal
Columbia River
Geetha Bross
UB Clark
Okicege
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